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Accessibility & LanguageMSc Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety
MSc Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety
Code: MSC-OEH | Mode of delivery: Full time, 12 months | NFQ level: 9 | 90 ECTS | Teaching Starts: Sept 2025
Our Occupational and Environmental Health & Safety programmes prepare graduates to be competent practitioners in workplace safety, exposure assessment, worker health & wellbeing and environmental sustainability.
Your Career Path
There is continuous demand for Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) graduates nationally and internationally. The employment record for our graduates is excellent.
Graduates are employed as EHS professionals and Managers, Occupational Hygienists, Ergonomists, Health and Safety Engineers, Consultants and Advisors across a range of sectors including, pharmachem, medical device and healthcare, as well as statutory bodies, local authorities and Consulting firms nationally and internationally.
Accreditation
Our programme is Internationally accredited to professional bodies such as the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health UK (IOSH), the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) and the Irish Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), which means that this postgraduate qualification is recognised internationally.
International Integration
Our programme welcomes students from Europe and all continents with an Irish openness and friendliness. Our rich learning environment emphasises global perspectives, and small class sizes help students to integrate quickly.
Natural Sciences at the University of Galway offers Excellence and Merit scholarships to support bright minds who want to make a positive impact in the field of occupational and environmental health and safety.
Top 2% University
The diverse postgraduate programmes at the School of Natural Sciences embody its prestige, in a global top 2% QS ranked university, setting you on a journey through the natural world, guided by world-class experts. The faculty are pioneers in pushing the boundaries of knowledge and tackling global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, and food security.
Nestled along the west coast of Ireland, the university is a hallmark of academic excellence and environmental stewardship. It’s ranked among the Top 50 (#34) worldwide for sustainability and first in the world in 2023 for “Student Friendliness".
Join Us in MSc Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety
Visit our programme web page for more information: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/science-engineering/school-of-natural-sciences/postgraduatecourses/taughtprogrammes/occupational-environmental-health-safety.html
Contact us anytime on: joan.walsh@universityofgalway.ie
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